Seal transparent

Episcopal Diocese of 
East Carolina
News and Notes
  July 8, 2014 
Join Our Mailing List
Reminders for Upcoming Events 

 

July 4&5-
Annual Jazz Festival and Silent Auction at Wade H. Chestnut Memorial Chapel, N. Topsail Beach

 

July 10-
St. Francis by the Sea, Salter Path Summer Concert Series 

July 19-
St. Andrew's, Goldsboro's Annual Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser

July 23-
Ordination to the Priesthood: Eric Moulton

August 21-

Important Links:

 


Find campus ministry at any college in NC.

Quick Links...
 

 

Like us on Facebook



View our videos on YouTube
Click a title to view the article and don't forget to scroll all the way to the bottom of the newsletter!
A History of the Farmworker
Lisa Kirby elected Vice President of Recovery Ministries
Help ERD Celebrate 75 Years!
Ordination to the Priesthood: Eric Moulton
Upcoming Events
Youth Updates
A History of the Farmworker 
-from The Diocese of North Carolina's Disciple magazine

As long as there have been farms, seasonal and migrant workers have been an integral part in the planting and harvesting of crops. Because different crops are planted and harvested in different seasons of the year and in different regions of the country, farmworkers often migrate when and where their labor is needed.
The history of farmworkers in this country dates back to our earliest days. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, white laborers were often brought from England as indentured servants. They were guaranteed passage to the colonies in exchange for years of hard labor, usually in the fields. Because these indentured servants did not provide enough labor to support the growing agricultural production needed for the export market, Africans were brought to the colonies as slaves to labor in the fields, eventually forming the backbone of our agricultural industry. 
 
For more of this article, please follow this link then scroll to page 20, it may take a moment to load. Thank you to the Diocese of North Carolina for letting us share this article! 

Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church held its Annual National Gathering in Buffalo, NY last week. The purpose of this conference is primarily to train clergy and laity to work with churches in developing a response to all forms of addiction in their congregations and communities. Lisa Kirby, Candidate for Holy Orders from St. Anne's Jacksonville was elected Vice President of this national organization. Read more...

Help Episcopal Relief and Development Celebrate 
75 years of Healing a Hurting World

 

 

Want to help Episcopal Relief and Development celebrate 75 years?Consider making a special 75th Anniversary contribution or starting a grassroots campaign! Need suggestions? Read more... 

 


God Willing, The Right Reverend Gregory Brewer, Diocese of Central Florida, will ordain Eric Morgan Moulton to the Sacred Order of the Priesthood in Christ's One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. The ordination will take place on Wednesday, July 23rd, at 6:00 p.m., at St. John's Church, located at 1219 Forest Hills Drive in Wilmington, NC. Your prayers and presence are requested.

Upcoming Events


Mark Your Calendars for the ECW August Gathering at Trinity Center   All women (and men -- Lay and Clergy) are invited to Trinity Center on Thursday, August 21 for a day of up-lifting fellowship!  The Episcopal Church Women are thrilled to have The Rev. Mary Frances Curns of St. Anne's, Jacksonville, presenting "Praying with the Hymns."   It is a prayer practice that allows for the participants to 'hear' what God is stirring up in them and to reflect on their own personal lives to find the connections to healing, comfort, challenges, forgiveness etc. It requires participation only if you feel led to do so. For more information, including schedule and registration cost, please visit the event page or contact  Ginger Jacocks at (252) 393-8083 or  jacocks@ec.rr.com. 

 

Save the Date! These events will be coming later this year and in 2015.
 

The Diocesan Christian Formation Committee Presents:  "Vacation Bible School Program Workshop and Curriculum Fair". The Keynoter will be Dorothy Linthicum, Instructor and Program Coordinator at Virginia Theological Seminary's Center for the Ministry of Teaching.

 

When: Saturday, October 25th (time TBA) 

Location: Diocesan House 705 Doctor's Drive, Kinston. 

Questions:  Contact Emily Gowdy Canady at egowdycanady@diocese-eastcarolina.org.

 

The 6th Annual Acolyte Festival

The planned date for the 2015 Acolyte Festival is April 24-26, 2015 at St. Andrew's By the Sea in Nags Head. Bookmark the Acolyte Festival page to check for updates.


 
For more upcoming events, please visit the Events page or the Events Calendar. 
Youth and Young Adult News and Events

 

Parish Youth Leaders: Event Calendars for Youth Events are being printed and sent out soon! Please send your current contact information to Emily Gowdy Canady, Program Officer for Youth, Young Adult and College Campus Ministry, if there have been any changes.

 

Upcoming: 

Happening #64 - Friday, October 17 - Sunday, October 19, 2014. 

Candidate Registration - deadline September 18!
Youth Team Registration - deadline September 3!
Adult Team Registration - deadline September 3!